IMTS 2018 Post Show Interview with Peter R. Eelman, Vice President, Exhibitions & Business Development, AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology

Rückblick auf die IMTS 2018 – Interview mit Peter R. Eelman, Vice President, Exhibitions & Business Development, AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology (Verband für Fertigungstechnik)

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Jotun and Kansai Paint Build Relationship to Meet Marine and Protective Demand

Jotun, a global leader in marine coatings, and Kansai Paint, a leading coating supplier in Japan, have signed an agreement to develop their existing alliance. The partners are now looking to emulate the success they've achieved in the Marine segment in the Protective Market.

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Kreatives Zentrum für Automobilfarben der Zukunft feiert Jubiläum

Als Kompetenzzentrum für die Gestaltung neuer Farbkonzepte für die Automobilindustrie wurde vor zehn Jahren das Color Design Studio Europe am BASF-Standort in Münster eröffnet. In dem offen gestalteten Gebäude im Bauhaus-Stil übertragen die Designer des Unternehmensbereichs Coatings von BASF technische und gesellschaftliche Trends in Automobilfarben und diskutieren ihre Ansätze mit den Designabteilungen der Automobilhersteller.

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WACKER Cooperates with Dynaplak on Producing Sustainable Binders

WACKER is to collaborate with Dynaplak, the Dutch manufacturer of biobased raw materials for agricultural and industrial applications.

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Freudenberg Filtration Technologies Signs Contract to Purchase Majority Shareholdings of Apollo Air-cleaner Co., Ltd. in China

The global technology group Freudenberg is expanding its filter business. The Freudenberg Filtration Technologies Business Group has signed a contract in China to purchase the majority shares of Apollo Air-cleaner Co., Ltd.

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Axaltas Geschäftsbereich Industrial Liquid Coatings verstärkt sein Portfolio mit einer umweltverträglichen Produktpalette für eine Reihe von industriellen Kernsegmenten

Axalta (NYSE: AXTA), ein führender, weltweiter Anbieter von Flüssig- und Pulverlacken, fügt seinem Industrial Liquid Coatings Produktportfolio neue, umweltverträgliche Lacke und Beschichtungen, einschließlich VOC-freier, wasserbasierender Produkte und solcher mit niedrigem VOC-Gehalt, hinzu.

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AkzoNobel's New Coating Adds Special Touch for Powder Customers

A new powder coating which smooths the way for customers to add coarse texture to surfaces has just been launched by AkzoNobel.

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Out Now Issue n. 28 of ipcm Protective Coatings

The paradox of the fourth industrial revolution, the era of the Digital Factory, is that human capital will remain a crucial resource to seize its opportunities. With the advent of the concept of Industry 4.0, the dichotomy between man and robot has been overcome and replaced by the centrality of human resources in the digitisation process.

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The Quality Is the Top Priority

On November, 2018, Virumaa Technopark in Narva, Estonia, held the gala opening ceremony of the Primatek Coatings plant that will be producing powdered paints.

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Customised Cleaning Solutions for Machining: BvL Offers a Comprehensive Portfolio for Precision Cleaning

Machining and the associated turning work are central steps in the manufacturing processes of a variety of different industries. This machining of metals produces various types of contamination in different work steps.

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Ding Dong Merrily on High

Ringing out again after 18 months of silence: the bell "Petersglocke" of Cologne cathedral. Traditional bell technology meets state-of-the-art construction and coating techniques.

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RoDip E Impresses in China

The joint venture FAW-VW is revamping a Chinese paint shop. Plant engineering firm Dürr has been chosen as a competent partner for this task. Once the paint shop is put into operation in September 2019, it will be the first time that the RoDip® E rotational dip process with electric drive has been used in China.

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Mobile and Fast Quality Control of Cleaning and Coating Baths

At parts2clean 2018, KRÜSS presented a novel solution for quality control of industrial baths that contain cleaning or wetting agents. The new Bubble Pressure Tensiometer – BPT Mobile is an instrument for determining the surfactant content by means the dynamic surface tension (SFT) of a solution. Working independently from a computer or the power grid and providing results within a few seconds, it is particularly suitable for regular quality checks.

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Covestro schließt 1,5 Mrd. Euro Aktienrückkauf ab

Die Covestro AG hat ihr im Herbst 2017 angekündigtes Aktienrückkaufprogramm abgeschlossen. Das Programm umfasste den Rückkauf eigener Aktien im Wert von bis zu 1,5 Mrd. Euro oder bis zu 10 % des Grundkapitals.

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PANTONE Colour of the Year 2019 is Living Coral

Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment.

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